Review: Planteray Hogo Monsta
Truth. I’ve been sitting on Hogo Monsta for… awhile. Though it arrived in a tiny 25ml bottle, it came with a pipette and a story. It’s not a rum intended for you to drink. It’s intended to be used to enhance cocktails, one drop at a time. It’s only sold in 200ml bottles for this…
Review: 2022 Terrazas de los Andes Extremo Malbec
There’s this thing that happens when a winemaker decides that their vines, or they, haven’t suffered enough for their art. Some specific and slightly punishing logic takes over, and the next thing you know, someone is planting grapes 1650 meters (5413 feet) above sea level in higher Andean reaches of Mendoza, which is itself already…
Review: Marcado 28 Tequila – Blanco and Reposado
We’ve encountered plenty of movie and rock star-backed tequila brands, from George Clooney’s Casamigos, arguably the tequila that lit the fire for the Hollywood obsession, to Matthew McConaughey’s more recent Pantalones, among so, so many others. What we don’t see as much are celebrity chefs throwing their weight behind a tequila brand. Which, well, is…
Review: Old Forester President’s Choice Bourbon and Rye 2026
Last year Old Forester began releasing its President’s Choice whiskeys to retail for the first time, at least on a limited basis. The two whiskeys — a bourbon and a rye — are now making their return to the market for 2026. The formula hasn’t changed. These are all single barrel releases, including a collection…
Review: Breckenridge Honey Flavored Whiskey
Founded in 2008 by Dr. Bryan Nolt in Breckenridge, Colorado, Breckenridge Distillery built its reputation around high-rye blended bourbon and the claim of being the “World’s Highest Distillery.” From the beginning, the distillery’s approach centered on marrying whiskey distilled in-house with sourced stocks, creating a portfolio that has become one of the defining names in…
Review: Frey Ranch Bourbon 10 Years Old (2026)
It’s easy to criticize “grain-to-glass” as a designation, but by any definition, Nevada’s Frey Ranch certainly qualifies. The family owned and operated company grows its own grains, then malts, mashes, distills, ages, and bottles all whiskeys on site. They even create their own “peat” via a home-built bioreactor, which accelerates the decay of farm-sourced organic…
Review: Silverthorn Reserve Blender’s Art Bourbon 10 Years Old and Single Barrel Rye 13 Years Old
Drew Thorn spent more than a decade helping build Sagamore Spirit from an ambitious startup into a nationally recognized whiskey brand. As the company’s CEO, he played a pivotal role in guiding its growth and establishing its place in the modern rye whiskey market. From the beginning, Sagamore Spirit’s identity was rooted in the blending…
Review: 2022 McCollum Heritage 91 Pinot Noir
McCollum was designed in partnership with Oregon’s Adelsheim Vineyard when it launched in 2018. Four years later the project is still going strong, though this craft pinot noir now also incorporates fruit from the McCollum family’s own 318-acre estate in the Yamhill-Carlton AVA. As this wine evolves, let’s see how things are progressing. Give this…